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Each is also distinctive for its call, with the Golden-crowned having a repeated whistle, and the Ruby crowned, a staccato chatter.
Neither species breeds in our area, each preferring northern breeding grounds. The Rubycrowned generally travels farther north to breed and farther south in winter than the Golden-crowned, so we are more likely to see the Golden-crowned for a longer period of time in our area.
The Birders’ Handbook suggests that kinglets commonly aggregate in mixed winter flocks that include titmice, chickadees, nuthatches, woodpeckers, brown creepers, etc.
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One has to wonder why an animal so small would travel such great distances to spend the winter here in Rappahannock County.
Spring, summer, fall we could understand — but winter?
This past week it’s been well below freezing every night, and we’re certain to see even colder weather soon.
The thought of a hummingbirdsized animal migrating thousands of miles to spend the winter with us — shivering until dawn every night, searching for tiny insects during the day — has to make ope question the
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